Death of the Centoror

"My name is Hyrkul, and it'll follow you into the other world, centaur!" roared the enemy, and both of them rushed forward to strike. In less than a second, everything was over. Menalt brandished his spear, whose point glowed with white fire. He lunged forward, aiming at the hollow of the throat where there was just enough space between the plates of black armour for his blow to be lethal. But the warrior dodged and the spear jabbed uselessly into the darkness. Hyrkul's wide, shadowy wings swirled to lash and blind his opponent. Before the centaur could launch a second attack, Hyrkul grabbed his spear in one hand, and his throat in the other. They both bellowed – one in rage and the other in pain. A blaze of lightning sprang from the black helmet, hitting Menalt in the face for a few seconds that seemed like an eternity. Then the warrior pushed the stunned and twitching centaur back to deliver the deathblow. He twirled his sword; the blade spun with a whistling sound and cut swiftly downwards. Menalt dropped noiselessly into the dust." "Crimson Dawn: Found Fragments, Volume X"